Immortality begins with Becoming an Alchemy Grandmaster

Chapter 1626: Chapter 600: Bloodstained Endlessness, Desolate Beast Stone Dragon_2

”Thank you, Lord Fishing Elder.”

The Fishing Elder smiled, and took back the shattered Ten Thousand Soul Banner from the White-Clothed Cultivator.

”No worries, rules are rigid, but humans are flexible. The main flag of the Soul-Refining Flag is still intact, I can take it back to fulfill my duty. As for how many souls are left? It’s reasonable to expect some loss after a battle that claimed the lives of two Golden Core Cultivators.”

”Let’s go!”

With a wave of his hand, a Flying Boat appeared beneath his feet.

He gestured to Duan Li with a nod.

The latter was initially stunned, but then he showed gratitude and actively jumped onto it.

Clearly, the Fishing Elder was intentionally accommodating his injuries, otherwise, there would be no need for a Flying Boat.

Luo Chen also boarded the Flying Boat.

However, before leaving, he looked back at this sea area that had undergone a huge battle and where the turmoil hadn’t yet subsided.

A favored son from a Divine Transformation Holy Land, and a Rogue Cultivator, who had gone through countless hardships to finally advance to Golden Core, had just perished like this.

Without sound, without anyone to sing their praises.

As the Fishing Elder adjusted the Spirit Stones and channeled Qi Power, the Flying Boat transformed into a streak of Liuguang, carrying the three people towards the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering’s stronghold in the Quyang Sea Area.

...

The stronghold’s name was Quyang Island.

Four went, three returned.

Xiao Buhuan personally went out of the island to welcome them.

Although he was somewhat surprised by Hao Ye’s demise, he was not shocked.

Immediately, he ordered to prepare the activation of the Teleportation Formation.

However, the Fishing Elder stopped the other party’s operations.

”Duan Li, Friend, has been seriously injured and is not suitable for forced teleportation. Rest here for half a month, stabilize the injury first before leaving.”

Duan Li gratefully looked at the Fishing Elder, then said to Xiao Buhuan, ”Thank you for the trouble.”

Xiao Buhuan waved his hand, ”It’s nothing.”

This, however, made him even more curious about Luo Chen.

Three Golden Core Cultivators went on an assessment mission; one died, one was severely injured, yet Qingyang Zi remained unharmed, which showed his capabilities.

The desire to befriend him arose naturally.

”Friend Qingyang Zi rarely ventures out to sea, and you might have to take on the defense duties here later on. Why not let Xiao show you around a bit first to familiarize yourself with the environment?”

Luo Chen’s mouth curled into a slight smile, ”If that’s the case, then I will take you up on your kind offer.”

...

Thus, Luo Chen and the others temporarily stayed on Quyang Island.

Duan Li was recuperating and stayed behind closed doors.

The Fishing Elder occasionally went out to sea; it was said that besides monitoring duties, he had other important matters to attend to, and he only mentioned that he would definitely return in half a month.

Luo Chen, on the other hand, was hosted by Xiao Buhuan and began to lead a leisurely life.

”The Three Oceans Defensive Line, each has its peculiarities. In the Liuyang Sea Area, undercurrents surge, and even the bodies of Demon Beasts find it hard to traverse the sea without losing direction, naturally forming a barrier. Our Quyang Defensive Line has its advantages too, that is the endless emergence of hidden reefs, spread throughout the sea area.”

”The Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering invited a master of the Path of Array from Divine Yuan City to set up the Luotian Great Barrier Array here. When the array is activated, countless hidden reefs move accordingly, changing the face of the sea, making it a top-notch Killing Array.”

”And the Huanyang Sea Area, serving as the third line of defense, is purely for protection. Its ingeniousness...”

One day, Xiao Buhuan led Luo Chen to land on a sea surface.

While introducing the special features of the Quyang Defensive Line, he occasionally used the Array Disk in his hand to manipulate the black reefs engraved with strange runes from beneath the sea.

The Luotian Great Barrier Array, combined with the mountain and sea spirit veins, linked several Third Order Spirit Veins of this sea area, making it an genuine Fourth Order offensive and defensive formation.

With this, it can block the powerful Demon Beasts that break through the first defensive line.

On usual days, it looks peaceful and calm.

But once it enters a wartime state, the intensity of battles here surpasses even the first defensive line.

As Xiao Buhuan spoke, a bitter smile appeared on his face.

”The task of guarding this defensive line seems leisurely, but in reality, it’s a daily mental strain.”

”Why?” Luo Chen was curious.

Xiao Buhuan pointed in the direction of the Far North, ”Who knows when the army of Demon Beasts trapped in the Beiji Yemo Sky will break free and surge out? When that time comes, even if no Fourth Order Demon Emperor appears, the sheer number of Low Order Demon Beasts will sweep through the Human Clan’s hinterlands like a tsunami. I don’t believe the mere Three Oceans Defensive Line, or even the full might of the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, could hold against them.”

Luo Chen suddenly understood.

He was well aware that an army of Demon Beasts that could attack the gates of Yuan Mo Sect’s Mountain Gate was no trifling force, certainly not comparable to those Demon Crabs and Ring-Headed Turtles of the Mysterious Rock Sea Area.

Even though the number of Demon Beasts left after the battle to eradicate demons had decreased.

Once they break out, relying only on the mere Three Oceans Defensive Line, or even the entire Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering, would be absolutely unable to withstand them.

Only by uniting the whole North Sea Cultivation World could they contend against such a formidable enemy.

But this only meant that his plan to seek tranquility and deliberately avoid the vortex of the great Righteous and Demon clash would likely fall through.

Jumping from one center of a vortex right into another?

Luo Chen furrowed his eyebrows, ”Have the Three Great Independent Cultivators publicly expressed their opinions on this matter?”

”Those three True Masters?” Xiao Buhuan was startled, then shook his head, ”Except for Moon Independent Cultivator, who occasionally makes appearances, the other two are as elusive as the head of a dragon seen but not its tail. With their whereabouts so secretive, how can they publicly express any opinions.”

Luo Chen was speechless.

Suddenly, he remembered the cryptic hints revealed during his battle with the White-Clothed Cultivator.

A sense of curiosity surged forth.

”Friend Xiao, you mentioned you’ve been with the Ten Thousand Immortals Gathering for seventy years. You must know some stories about the Three Great Independent Cultivators, right?”

”I do know a little.”